Nooo .. I do not mean ignore home users;) I just said that I think it is MUCH easier to introduce Linux to businesses. The reason is that home users do not really have a big incentive, businesses have a much bigger incentive.
Well, for businesses, it is lobbying! Plain lobbying, statistics and work closely with PC vendors. regards, David Vella - GFI Software Ltd. - www.gfi.com Messaging, Content Security & Network security software GFI: FAXmaker - LANguard - MailSecurity - DownloadSecurity -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Keith Vassallo Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 7:16 PM To: Malta Linux User Group - general list Subject: Re: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Strange Outcome! and completely ignore home users? There's not much more we can do for corporations as to writing articles. Remember, we're talking hard headed businessmen running micro-businesses. David Vella wrote: >I also believe that it is MUCH easier to introduce Linux to >corporations. > >Basically, most corporations wouldn't allow gaim or such non-work >related apps just the same. What is needed is that they say have 30 >machines, all pre-installed and customized with what the person needs >only. > >Just tell the IT managers .. > >1. More productive work from the people because with Linux you can >effectively block games etc. > >2. No more viruses on your network. > >3. Machines do not need to be of the latest specs. > >4. No need to buy upgrades etc. > >5. Most of the software is free. > > > > > >regards, > http://wwws.sun.com/software/javadesktopsystem/features.html >David Vella - GFI Software Ltd. - www.gfi.com Messaging, Content >Security & Network security software >GFI: FAXmaker - LANguard - MailSecurity - DownloadSecurity > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Philip Serrracino >Inglott >Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 6:18 PM >To: Malta Linux User Group - general list >Subject: [LINUX.ORG.MT] Strange Outcome! > >SO lets see what we all agree upon: > >1. Promoting Linux on the Maltese desktop is a good idea. >2. This is hard to do. >3. It is harder to introduce Linux to the "Avarage Home User" (Keith's >levels 0-2) than it is to > penentrate Institutions/Corporations. >4. MLUG has few resources to do this (WE are all of the MLUGs >resources) > >SO what do we do? >My natural reaction would be to focus on promotion with institutions, >but instead we ended up working on a HOWTO for Newbies who buy a PC >with Linux Pre-Installed. > >Then again this is a good way to tackle things. If the HOWTO will be >good enough for newbies, then it should be trivial to adapt for >corporations which want to give training to their emploees when >switching to Linux! > >Any way, if these last 72 hours are a taste of thing to come then I >belive the MLUG has a bright future! > >Philip > >P.S. do not take this post as meaning that I will not help out with the >HOWTO ... its just that it is an outcome that I never expected! > >_______________________________________________ >MLUG-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > > >This mail was checked for malicious code and viruses by GFI >MailSecurity. GFI MailSecurity provides email content checking, exploit >detection, threats analysis and anti-virus for Exchange & SMTP servers. >Viruses, Trojans, dangerous attachments and offensive content are >removed automatically. >Key features include: multiple virus engines; email content and >attachment checking; an exploit shield; an HTML threats engine; a >Trojan & Executable Scanner; and more. > >In addition to GFI MailSecurity, GFI also produces the GFI >MailEssentials anti-spam software, the GFI FAXmaker fax server & GFI >LANguard network security product ranges. >For more information on our products, please visit http://www.gfi.com. >This disclaimer was sent by GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP. > >_______________________________________________ >MLUG-list mailing list >[email protected] >http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list > > -- Keith Vassallo Registered GNU/Linux User #290991 http://www.keithvassallo.net _______________________________________________ MLUG-list mailing list [email protected] http://mailserv.megabyte.net/mailman/listinfo/mlug-list This mail was checked for malicious code and viruses by GFI MailSecurity. GFI MailSecurity provides email content checking, exploit detection, threats analysis and anti-virus for Exchange & SMTP servers. Viruses, Trojans, dangerous attachments and offensive content are removed automatically. Key features include: multiple virus engines; email content and attachment checking; an exploit shield; an HTML threats engine; a Trojan & Executable Scanner; and more. In addition to GFI MailSecurity, GFI also produces the GFI MailEssentials anti-spam software, the GFI FAXmaker fax server & GFI LANguard network security product ranges. For more information on our products, please visit http://www.gfi.com. This disclaimer was sent by GFI MailEssentials for Exchange/SMTP.
